Newly-crowned French cycling champion Nicolas Vogondy will ride for Agritubel at next weekend's Tour de France, alongside last-minute inclusions Freddy Bichot and David Le Lay. "It is a homogenous team with guys who can help Christophe (Moreau) in the mountains, [...]
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has announced in a press release that it expects to reach a decision in the Floyd Landis case on Monday June 30th. The CAS, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is Landis' last chance to keep the [...]
French outfit Cofidis on Saturday announced that Sylvain Chavanel would lead its team, which includes four Tour novices, at next month's Tour de France. Cofidis has placed its faith in the four Tour new boys - including last-minute call-up Herve [...]
In a press release from the Quick Step team it was confirmed that Tom Boonen will not be on the start list of the 2008 Tour de France. The decision was taken in agreement with the athlete. “Although we continue [...]
Rene Mandri's condition is improving after his crash in the Giro d'Italia that left him hospitalized for several days with multiple fractures.The Estonian rider is back in France now, and his recent medical examinations have brought good news. He has [...]
Today the Quick Step team announced that Steven De Jongh has prolonged his contract. The 34 year old Dutch rider will stay with the team through 2009."We are very satisfied for this agreement", explained team manager Patrick Lefevere, "Steven is [...]
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme made the decision to ban Boonen from this years race after discussing the situation with the rider and his team. This revelation means now two of the jersey winners from last year's Tour de France will not be allowed to [...]
Following a positive test for cocaine, Quick Step team manager Patrick Lefevere manager said Boonen's Tour de France participation is in question. At a conference in Flanders at Quick Step's headquarters Lefevere told the AFP, "The team maintains its confidence [...]
American George Hincapie sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Dauphine Libere here on Tuesday but Thor Hushovd retained the overall lead. In a lively last kilometre, Hincapie was the sharpest to react, out-pacing sluggish Frenchman Sebastien Chavanel [...]